Suspected methamphetamine and prescription pills were found in the secret compartment of a can, police said.Courtesy photo

COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 31-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested and a variety of drugs seized after police found illicit drugs stashed in a hidden compartment of a can, according to a news release from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.

Acting on a tip that the sale and production of methamphetamine was taking place in the 2400 block of Roosevelt Street, the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at the address and found a variety of items used to package drugs, an ounce of marijuana and a can that revealed a secret compartment that contained several grams of suspected methamphetamine and two types of prescription pills.

The man was arrested at the scene and is currently being held at the Kalamazoo County Jail, facing a variety of drug related charges.